St. Joseph’s Society

Benefit Barbecue

Sunday, May 1st - 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (or sold out)

Cost $9 Presale, $10/day of — Dine In or Drive Thru To Go

The Restored St. Joseph’s Halle, 212 W. San Antonio St., Fredericksburg

Noon Performance by Fredericksburg Akkordion Klub

13, from 12-1 p.m., the Gillespie County AgriLife Extension Office will host, at its office, the second 2022 Grow It Cook It Program about okra.

Participants will learn not just how to grow okra, but how to properly prepare and cook it, too. Recipe samples are provided, as well as seeds for trial varieties.

Cost is $15 per program, or $25 for this program and the strawberry program on Sept. 23.

Credit cards are not accepted and checks should be made out to Gillespie ANR Committee. Payment and registration is preferred beforehand, but can be made at the door. her time at FHS,

If interested in attending, contact the Gillespie County Extension Office at 830-997-3452 or come by the Gillespie County Extension Office at 38 Business Court to register. Questions can be directed to our office or emailed to Elizabeth. mcmahon@ag.tamu.edu.

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Former FHS student ordained to Sacred Order of Priests

Sylvia Alexandra (Allie) Melancon, a 2004 graduate of Fredericksburg High School, was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in San Antonio on Jan. 8.

Last June, Melancon was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons at Christ Episcopal Church in San Antonio.

Melancon played soccer all four years at FHS and was a school mascot during her junior and senior years.

Allie then attended The University of the Incarnate Word and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology, a bachelor of arts degree in religious studies and a minor in education in 2008.

She earned a master’s degree in global leadership from Fuller Theologi- cal Seminary in 2017 and a Diploma of Anglican Studies from Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation in 2021. During her education, Melancon worked for the church, including as Director of College Missions for the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas. Melancon’s first assignment is a two-year curacy at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School in San Antonio.

Water customers reminded to conserve

Due to persistent drought conditions over the past year and lower than average rainfall forecasted, the City of Fredericksburg is continuing to operate under Stage 3 of its Water Conservation Measures. Stage 3 Water Conservation Measures allow for outside watering once per week on the customer’s designated day. While no outside watering is allowed on weekends during Stage 3, watering is allowed during the week according to the following schedule: Addresses ending in:

9 or 0 — Friday.

All outdoor irrigation may occur between the hours of 5 and 9 a.m. and again from 7 to 11 p.m. on designated days. More information can be found on the city’s website at www.fbgtx.org/440/Water-Conservation.

Eckert named TABC Coach of the Year

Fredericksburg High School assistant basketball coach Kade Eckert was named the 4A Boys Assistant Coach of the Year by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches last week.

Nominated by head coach Tim Kaman, Eckert was honored alongside seven other coaches across the state.

Eckert played a big role in the Billies’ 2021-22 season as he assumed the head coaching position for the majority of the pre-district schedule due to the absence of Kaman. Kaman missed several weeks due to a surgery, leaving Eckert with a bigger role to fill.

“I nominated Coach Eckert for doing a fine job this year,” Kaman said. “Especially in such a difficult situation that we had this year. That honor is welldeserved, and I was thrilled when I saw he won the award.”

Eckert has coached with Kaman for the past three seasons. Prior to his time in Fredericksburg, Eckert served at Harper High School as a girls’ basketball coach and at Lingleville as an athletic director and boys’ coach.

Other finalists included Drew Barkley of Mount Pleasant, Brad Chasteen of Lovejoy, Lewis Edmonson of Hearne, Cody Wolfe of Shamrock, Trevor Johnson of Randall, Wesley Kohl of Seven Lakes and Paul Stepina of Waco Connally.